Official Speculation Thread (Pt XXI, Mods Close)

The Real Dalic · Post #41 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:08 am

rcklsscognition wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:I think we should all play some 2K12/Mass Effect 3 together.

I just got 2K12 not to long ago and I haven't played online yet.

I will kill all of you with a heavy attack of Von Wafer and Ish Smith, but no one has PS3

I have a PS3, I just don't have 2K12 on it. and I absolutely suck at 2K12 for some reason.... I was pretty good at 2K11... IDK what happened....

OrlandO · Post #42 » by **OrlandO** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:08 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
OrlandO wrote:What kills me is comments like this....
John Denton @JohnDenton555
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More reflective D12: "They took a chance on me at 18 when everybody else said no, don't do it. It looked stupid at first, but look now."

Why say stuff like that unless you're wanting to end up in Orlando long term? If you want to stay, explain why you wouldn't opt-in and tell us straight up you want to be in Orlando for 5 more years.

At this point, he's regurgitating what Fegan tells him to so that he comes out looking like the good guy in this.

The good guy theory only works if we trade him. What if managements decides the offers are terrible and holds onto him? If he leaves in that scenario... He will look so bad... worse than LeBron.

Reverse_Angle · Post #43 » by **Reverse_Angle** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:10 am

justanotherfan wrote:
Reverse_Angle wrote:essentially nothing has changed since forever, but people loose sight of things.

neither LA nor jersey deal is even slightly better than letting Dwight walk. The pieces will not help Orlando to content for the east no matter what.

there is no point in wrapping up the season right now. If Dwight walks, he walks. It is not the point. Any action Orlando takes will not be relevant in the grand scheme of things.

thinking of trading Dwight out of spite or out of revenge or out of frustration would be a very weak move. It does not bode well with the fans of a great franchise with championship inspirations.

Bro you have to look at the future of the franchise. If Dwight walks we get NOTHING and we are left with bad contracts. We won't be contending in forever. Granted even if we trade him we won't be contending for a really long time but there is a difference. We can't let him just walk out on us based on some bull "roll the dice" crap. I was on board initially with rolling the dice but I realized we have to cut our losses and sending our terrible contracts is the best way to jump start our rebuild.

when you think about it, really, does it matter this much to get something? That something would really help the team rebuild?

I don't think so. Suppose you put together a contender in 6 years. Both Bynum and Lopez will be 30 and declining. Lopez is a slow moving lumber now, what do you think he will look like when he is 30? Bynum would even have a career at 30?

picks are not exactly breath-taking either. One of them is lottery protected and the other one will not even be a top 10 pick.

the longest contract will expire in 3 seasons. It is not that long for a rebuilding team, quite reasonable in fact. I fail to see how getting rid of our awful players would jump start rebuilding efforts.

keep Dwight, let the franchise grab some cash and make a playoff run. Dwight's agent will not let him opt in, or else he gets no cut. A lot can change in half a season, I do not think Dwight is dead set on the Nets. Who knows what would happen, both in the summer and during the playoffs.

in the end, I think we can make every scenario work. What matters is to preserve the magic name, because that truly identifies our future. Are we gonna drop to the rockets level or rise to the Celtics level. That's what matters.

The Real Dalic · Post #44 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:10 am

For anyone that wants to play 2K12 anytime my GT is "The Real Dalic".

Last Guardian · Post #45 » by **Last Guardian** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:10 am

I have a PS3 but don't have 2k12.

magicman123 · Post #46 » by **magicman123** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:10 am

PeePee la Fritz wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:I think we should all play some 2K12/Mass Effect 3 together.

I'd prefer hookers and cocaine. I'm buying

i got the hooker, my wife just said bring the cocaine

londoncollin · Post #47 » by **londoncollin** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:10 am

OIA better "lose" all Dwight's luggage.

94_MagicFan · Post #48 » by **94_MagicFan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:11 am

This thread is it right here ride or die

Visirale · Post #49 » by **Visirale** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:11 am

OrlandO wrote:The good guy theory only works if we trade him. What if managements decides the offers are terrible and holds onto him? If he leaves in that scenario... He will look so bad... worse than LeBron.

He looks bad, for sure. We get nothing, for sure.

ADRajX · Post #50 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:11 am

PeePee la Fritz wrote:We were doing so well with great news until DJ made the thread again....DAMN YOU DJ!!!!!!! Just kidding dude, epic topic and you did great things for this board by making it. Just frustrated at Dwight and venting, can't believe its ending on a I'm staying!!!!!!!.......wait no I changed my mind again, F U Orlando. But wait still dont trade me because I dont want NJ to suck next year.

Geez thanks ... don't worry I'm holding a lucky Magic blue cloverleaf

But seriously I'm happy this thread helped clean up a lot of the "clutter/unnecessary" threads for the mods... and that it gave you guys one place to just post every type of trade news, rumors, tweets, etc without having 30 different threads every hour to sort through. I hope you guys enjoyed it; it's actually been really fun talking to all you guys (the good, the bad, the weird, the funny, the ugly)... like I actually got to know some RealGM users even more.

Sucks that as a Magic fan this season has been one big downer behind the scenes with the FO... there was going to be more bad news than good news... we expected it (unfortunately... that's the life of a Magic fan).

You guys are awesome.

Nemesis21 · Post #51 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:12 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Anyone filling out their brackets?

I filled out 3.

ADRajX · Post #52 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:12 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Anyone filling out their brackets?

What time tomorrow is the last chance to fill out?

ma1 · Post #53 » by **ma1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

Stan (yoda) definitely taught Dwight the art of "constipated interview skills" well:

Mmmm.. Trade me... (indigestion).. To Nets, dallas,and la... no wait, is la gonna give
gasol back? no then.. wait, dallas is a small market that is sucking this year?....wait,
nets owner lost russian election? he had promised me position in his cabinet....
(indigestion).......(BURRRP)..Ok keep me this year, that's what i ve been sayin all along.
i will sign it, where do you want (RINGG) hey dan, wassup man, do you have a pen?
what, don't sign it? (indigestion, sip of coke)... wait a minute i am not signing it, i will
watch to not get injured by Bonner tonight so they can trade me.

Last Guardian · Post #54 » by **Last Guardian** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

Alright there is nothing going on is there at the moment is there. Probably no point in being up. But here I am.

Post #55 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

OrlandO wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
OrlandO wrote:What kills me is comments like this....
Why say stuff like that unless you're wanting to end up in Orlando long term? If you want to stay, explain why you wouldn't opt-in and tell us straight up you want to be in Orlando for 5 more years.

At this point, he's regurgitating what Fegan tells him to so that he comes out looking like the good guy in this.

The good guy theory only works if we trade him. What if managements decides the offers are terrible and holds onto him? If he leaves in that scenario... He will look so bad... worse than LeBron.

Tbh, I think he has wrecked his image in the past week so much that there is no saving it. Especially with the pulling out of the deal to opt in. If he walks, he'll always point to these comments "I told them to get me some help" as a fall back and "I requested a trade, I notified them early." Regardless, Dwight's real personality has been exposed thru this process.

Nemesis21 · Post #56 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

magicman123 wrote:
PeePee la Fritz wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:I think we should all play some 2K12/Mass Effect 3 together.

I'd prefer hookers and cocaine. I'm buying

i got the hooker, my wife just said bring the cocaine

MagicFan41 · Post #57 » by **MagicFan41** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

ma1 wrote:it is a bit too much assumption i think. the front office is not that stupid, and dwight has a high school degree.
MagicFan41 wrote:How much you wanna bet Dwight has NO clue what our salary situation is, who the free agents are next summer, how much cap room we could have etc etc. How much you wanna bet our incompetent front office hasn't conveyed all of this to him. How much you wanna bet even if they have, Dwight isn't smart enough to comprehend it?

The front office is pretty dumb. And WOW, a high school degree? Amazing! So he took geography and Driver's Ed? Cool...

ADRajX · Post #58 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

The Real Dalic wrote:
DJRajX wrote:

Yo, you're gonna hurt my feelings...

The Real Dalic · Post #59 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:13 am

Nemesis21 wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:Anyone filling out their brackets?

I filled out 3.

I know nothing about college basketball besides the fact that everyone says Kentucky is really good this year and Anthony Davis is a beast.

PeePee la Fritz · Post #60 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:14 am

magicman123 wrote:
PeePee la Fritz wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:I think we should all play some 2K12/Mass Effect 3 together.

I'd prefer hookers and cocaine. I'm buying

i got the hooker, my wife just said bring the cocaine

Epic! Alright, I think I can make the redeye at LAX. Gotta make a pit stop and get a condom though, cocaine is gonna have to go in my butt to get past customs. You see what I am willing to go through for my fellow Magic fans?!